Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 21:27:26 -0000 (GMT) From: Duncan Barclay <dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: FICL and setting BTX variables Message-ID: <XFMail.990109212726.dmlb@computer.my.domain>
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Hi
I've been playing with the new boot blocks and I am trying to extend the
example menu code so that I can boot different kernels from different drives.
However, I can't work out what the voodoo is to set BTX (I think) variables
from with ficl. I need to set curdev based upon which drive I want to boot
from, the example code below falls over.
/usr/share/examples/.../menu.4th ...
dup 49 = if
drop
1 25 at-xy cr
." Loading 2.2.6 kernel. Please wait..." cr
set num_ide_disks=1
set curdev=disk2s1a:
boot
then
I tried a few of the obvious things like
s" disk2s1a constant curdev
but it doesn't work.
Once I get it working I'll submit my menu's as another example. Thanks
Duncan
PS. FWIW /boot/loader seems to load my 2.2.6 kernels fine.
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Duncan Barclay | God smiles upon the little children,
dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk | the alcoholics, and the permanently stoned.
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